Car-replacer.



No; 652,205. I

E. BEST.

GAR BEPLAGEB.

(Application filad Aug. 8, 1899.)

Patented June is, I900.

(No Model.)

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EDWVARD BEST, OF LONDON,

PATENT OFFICE.

CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT R. PINGEL, GEORGE TAYLOR, WILLIAMS. BARKlVELL, AND GEORGE BURNESS, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-REPLACER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 652,205, dated June 19,1900.

Application filed August 3, 1899 To all? whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD BEST, railroad employee, of the city ofLondon, in the county of Middlesex and Province of Ontario, Oanada, haveinvented certain new and useful 1m provements in Oar-Replaeers, of whichthe following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to devise a light easily-handledcar-replacer which may be easily and securely placed in position, whichwill work with cars moving in either direction, and which will do itswork easily and under all conditions of use.

\Vith this object in view my invention consists, essentially, of suchdetails of construction as are hereinafter more specifically described,and then definitely claimed.

Figure l is a perspective view,partly broken away, showing my improvedreplacer in position. Fig. 2 is a cross-section through the insidereplacer, showing one of the rail-clips. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view ofthe outside replacer, showing the notched flange and the spikesconnected and the method of attaching spikes to the replacer.

In the drawings like letters of reference indicate corresponding partsin the different figures.

A is the inside replacer, and B the outside. replacer, which whendesired for use are secured in position, as hereinafter described, theone inside one rail and the other outside the other rail. Thesereplacers are preferably formed hollow for lightness and arestrengthened with cross-ribs, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Each replaceris provided with a body portion a and two ends I), shaped as inclinedplanes. On the inside replacer A the body portion is of such a height asto be somewhat above the level of the flanges of carwheels in positionon the rail, but at the rail side is preferably cut away or channeled,as shown at 0, so the flanges of wheels running on the rail will notcome in contact with the replacer.

O is a'lflange starting from the outer edge of each end, runningdiagonally inward toward the rail to a point substantially at the centerof the body portion. As indicated,

the face of this flange is preferably formed against the face of theflange.

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on the same level as the flanges of a carwheel, so that the flange ofany wheel running up the replacer will find a bearing This flange ispreferably strengthened by vertical ribs h, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon thebody portion of the outside replacer B is formed a double wedge D,inclined toward eachend of the re placer and also inwardly toward therail, its

surface being preferably of a curved or rounded nature. Formed at thebottom'of the outer side of each replacer is a flange E, provided withnotches cl, adapted to embrace spikes H. These may be ordinaryrailwayspikes, but are preferably formed as shown with two shoulders,one to engage the flange when the spike is driven into a sleeper and theother higher up for engagement with a withdrawing tool when the replaceris to be removed. be attached to the replacer by being secured to chainsjoined to the bolts f, passing through holes in the wall of the replacerand held in place by suitable nuts. For conven- For convenience suchspikes may ience of attachment, when the sleepers are not in goodposition to enable the spikes to be used or where metal sleepers are inuse, each replacer may be provided with a pair of clips F, each providedwith a stem G, preferably jointed as shown. under the inner side of thereplacer and out through a hole formed in the outside wall, its outerend being screw-threaded and provided with a suitable washer and nut H.The clips This stem passes F are engaged with the rail, as shown in Fig.

1. Then by screwing up the nuts H the replacer may be securely clampedagainst the rail.

The operation of my replacer is substantially as follows: The wheels ofa car or engine are forced up the inclined ends b of the replacer, andat the same time the wheels are shifted toward the rails by the flangeof one wheel coming in contact with the flange O on the inside replacer.ning up the outside replacer B reaches the body portion thereof, itstread comes in contact with the double wedge D, and the flange isgradually forced over the top of the rail till it clears the inner edgethereof, when it to) When the wheel runof course immediately drops intoits proper place. The wedge D thus assists the flange C in forcing theWheels sid'ewise to resume their normal position. The wheel running upthe inside replacer after reaching the body portion continues to beforced sidewise by the flange O, and its tread is pushed over onto therail, its flange sliding down toward the cutaway portion of channel 0till, when the wheels have resumed their normal position, it is entirelyfree from the replacer.

It should be noted that the body part of the outside replacer next tothe rail is of the full height of the same, so that the flange on thewheel will readily clear the top of the rail when being forced sidewise.

If the wheels of a car are more than. the width of a replacer away fromthe rail, they may be shifted into a suitable position by securing thereplacer in a position to engage them and move them toward the rail, andwhen they have been shifted to a suitable distance from the rail thereplacers may be placed in their normal position to lift them onto therails.

Although the title given my invention in the papers is car-replacer, itwill'of course be understood that it is equally useful for the largestand heaviest engine, as well as for cars of all kinds.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. A hollow car-replacer provided atits outer lower edge with a flange, and notches in said flange adaptedto receive spikes, in combination with a clip adapted to engage the baseof a rail and provided with a stem passing through the outer wall of thereplacer, and a nut screwed on the clip-stein outside of the replacer,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. A bottom car-replaoer in combination with a clip adapted to engagethe base of a rail and provided with a stem passing through the outerWall of the replacer from the inside outward and a nut screwed on theclip-stem outside the replacer, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. A bottom car-replaeer in combination with a clip adapted to engagethe base of a rail and provided with a jointed stem passing through theouter wall of the replacer from the inside outward and a nut screwed onthe clip-stem outside the replacer, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

London, Canada, July 27, 1899.

EDWVARD BEST.

In presence of A. R. PINGEL, E. H. JOHNSTON.

